HearSay by Law Week Colorado

Episodes

1. 8

   Politicization Of DA Offices

   District attorney positions are seen as apolitical public servants. Yet they run for election, raise campaign funds and appear on the ballot with a political party affiliation. In this four-part podcast, we discuss the politicization of prosecutors, and issues special to Colorado's rural areas…

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   Oct 7, 2020

   14 min
2. 7

   Running In Rural Districts

   District attorney positions are seen as apolitical public servants. Yet they run for election, raise campaign funds and appear on the ballot with a political party affiliation. In this four-part podcast, we discuss the politicization of prosecutors, and issues special to Colorado's rural areas…

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   Oct 7, 2020

   17 min
3. 6

   John Kellner Interview

   District attorney positions are seen as apolitical public servants. Yet they run for election, raise campaign funds and appear on the ballot with a political party affiliation. In this four-part podcast, we discuss the politicization of prosecutors, and issues special to Colorado's rural areas…

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   Oct 7, 2020

   30 min
4. 5

   Amy Padden Interview

   District attorney positions are seen as apolitical public servants. Yet they run for election, raise campaign funds and appear on the ballot with a political party affiliation. In this four-part podcast, we discuss the politicization of prosecutors, and issues special to Colorado's rural areas…

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   Oct 7, 2020

   23 min
5. 4

   A Lifeline in the Pandemic

   In this episode, reporter Julia Cardi looks into why the COVID-19 pandemic is a touchpoint for mental health in the legal profession. The COVID-19 pandemic has come with a whole set of potential triggers for mental health struggles and substance use: The upending of daily routines we took for...

   Jun 1, 2020

   30 min
6. 3

   On the Clock

   In this episode, reporter Julia Cardi looks at a new state office that’s been years in the making. Advocates talk about why Colorado's Office of Public Guardianship took nearly three years to start operating, and what it might come up against for the legislature to keep funding it.

   May 5, 2020

   32 min
7. 2

   Suspended Justice

   The need to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus has caused some chaos in Colorado’s courts. In mid-March, Chief Justice Nathan Coats ordered the suspension of most matters except emergency proceedings, like criminal trials coming up on constitutional deadlines. Just a few days later, he...

   Apr 1, 2020

   11 min
8. 1

   Access Restricted

   Public records are the property of the public. At least that's the spirit behind laws for access to government records. But Colorado's Open Records Act doesn't cover the judicial branch. This month on HearSay, reporter Julia Cardi talks with a local advocate for open government about why the...

   Mar 2, 2020

   15 min